Positive action fenestration lock

ABSTRACT

A positive action fenestration lock, i.e. adaptable to be attached to a moving window profile and to interact, by sliding, with a fixed window profile, said positive action fenestration lock comprises: a hollow body closed by a base plate; a bolt-wedge displaceable rectilinearly with respect to the hollow body and the base plate, respectively; a button located generally in the hollow body and pivotally connected to the base; an actuator and a flat spring, the latter being attached to the former, controlling together the rectilinear movement of the bolt-wedge, while the latter is activated by the button; a pair of restoring torsion springs, located between the base plate and the button, for resisting against a torque caused by the button, the latter being adaptable to be finger pressed by an operator; and a helical compression spring acting permanently on the actuator and, impliedly, on the flat spring.

I. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to snap locks in general and, morespecifically, to a positive action fenestration lock, i.e. adaptable tobe attached to a moving window profile and to interact, by sliding, witha fixed window profile.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The particular class of latches to which the present invention pertainsuses latching plates with latching shoulders, between which a land toprovide an abutment is formed. The latching shoulders are inclined withrespect to a vertical surface of a widow frame. For example, U.S. Pat.No. 5,901,501 dated May 11, 1999 and granted to Fountaine for a “WindowFastener” describes a lock for use with a sliding sash window. The lockhas a body with a handle mounted with the body for pivotal movementabout a pivot axle. A latch tongue is operatively coupled to the handleand a latch tongue is provided with a latching surface for contacting anend of the latch tongue. The latching surface is spaced from the pivotaxle in the direction in which a sash of a window is movable from aclosed position elative to the frame of the window. The handle ismovable about the pivot axle to move the end of the latch tongue awayfrom its latching contact of the latching surface of the latch plate.Thus, the window sash can be moved from the closed position. Fountain's“Window Fastener” has several important shortcomings. First, thelatching tongues are moveable independent of each other and of thehandle. Second, there is a limited pivot movement of the tongues by thehandle. Third, sliding action is not rectilinear.

II. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Based on the analysis of the prior art, there is a need for a positiveaction fenestration lock which eliminate or, at least, alleviate theforegoing shortcomings.

A first objective of the present invention is to provide a simple andreliable positive action fenestration lock.

A second objective of the present invention is to provide a positiveaction fenestration lock with a rectilinear movement of the latchingelement.

A third objective of the present invention is to develop a positiveaction fenestration lock provided with security means.

A forth objective of the present invention is to provide a positiveaction fenestration lock with extended service life.

A fifth objective of the present invention is to provide a positiveaction fenestration lock that satisfies the demands of technicalaesthetics.

Broadly stating, according to the present invention, a positive actionfenestration lock, i.e. adaptable to be attached to a moving windowprofile and to interact, by sliding, with a fixed window profile, saidpositive action fenestration lock comprises

-   a hollow body closed by-   a base plate;-   a bolt-wedge displaceable rectilinearly with respect to the hollow    body and the base plate, respectively;-   a button located generally in the hollow body and pivotally    connected to the base;-   an actuator and a flat spring, the latter being attached to the    former, controlling together the rectilinear movement of the    bolt-wedge, while the latter is activated by the button;-   a pair of restoring torsion springs, located between the base plate    and the button, for resisting against a torque caused by the button,    the latter being adaptable to be finger pressed by an operator; and-   a helical compression spring acting permanently on the actuator and,    impliedly, on the flat spring.

In one aspect of the present invention, the hollow body includes a frontwall, a pair of lateral walls, generally perpendicular to the frontwall, and an upper inclined wall extending into the front wall and thepair of lateral walls. Opposite to the front wall, a pair of spacedblocks, having a rectangular cross-section, extends inwardly from andperpendicularly on the upper inclined wall. The pair of spaced blockshas a height similar to a height of the pair of lateral walls, minus athickness of the base plate compounded with a thickness of an adjacentpart of the bolt-wedge. Between the pair of spaced blocks, a centralblock, having a cylindrical blind hole and a height relatively shorterthan the height of the pair of spaced blocks, is provided. Adjacent toeach one of the pair of lateral walls and opposite to the front wall,i.e. in each corner formed between each one of the pair of lateral wallsand the upper inclined wall, a double sleeve projecting from the upperinclined wall is joined to a proximate one of the pair of lateral walls.Each double sleeve incorporates a through hole and a dead holecontiguous to the latter, the former and the latter being perpendicularto the base plate. A sleeve, extending from the front wall and from theupper inclined wall, is also provided. Thus, a pair of sleeves, equallyspaced from the midway between the pair of lateral walls is formed. Eachsleeve incorporates a dead hole equivalent to the dead hole. A height ofthe double sleeves and the sleeves is shorter than a height of the frontwall and the pair of lateral walls. The foregoing difference in heightis equal to a thickness of the base plate that is inserted into thehollow body. The upper inclined wall incorporates a window generallysized to enable a passage of the button. The base plate includes a pairof lugs struck from and perpendicularly disposed on it. The pair of lugsis so positioned as to partly flank the pair of spaced blocks. A pair ofaxles extends perpendicularly from the pair of lugs and is parallel tothe base plate. The base plate has a length commensurate with aninternal distance between the pair of lateral walls and a widthcommensurate with an internal distance measured between the front walland outward ends of the pair of spaced blocks. The base plate furthercomprises a rectangular cut-off centrally situated under the centralblock and so dimensioned as to allow a movement of the actuator. Anelongated cut-off intended for a location of the button, respectively alower end portion of it, is disposed oppositely to the rectangularcut-off. The base plate incorporates as well several apertures thatcorrespond in size and coincide with the through and dead holes.

The bolt-wedge includes generally a flat base of rectangular shape,defined by longitudinal and transversal axes, while a slanted wallprotruding, proximately to the longitudinal axis, from the flat base isdirected towards the front wall of the hollow body. The slanted wall isequally divided by a skewed slot that coincides with the transversalaxis. A first end of said flat base, partly situated beneath the slantedwall is slope-shaped. A second end, opposite to the first end isprovided with a first rectangular-shaped recess, the latter having sucha width that allows a free passage of the actuator, respectively awidest portion of it. A movement of the actuator is directedperpendicularly to the flat base, in opposite directions. The firstrectangular-shaped recess is followed inwardly by a pair of oppositeprotrusions extending towards the transversal axis. Behind the pair ofopposite protrusions, a second rectangular-shaped recess, having a widthsomewhat larger than a width of the first rectangular-shaped recess andextend in the second rectangular-shaped recess, is provided. A thirdrectangular-shaped recess extending up to the slanted wall and having awidth commensurate with a distance between the pair of oppositeprotrusions and communicating with the second rectangular-shaped recessis provided. The latter communicates with the first rectangular-shapedrecess. The flat base incorporates a depressed zone having a hollownessthat starts from a bottom of the former. The depressed zone extendslongitudinally and transversally outside the third rectangular-shapedrecess and has a width commensurate with the second rectangular-shapedrecess. The depressed zone terminates with a rounded shoulder directedtowards the pair of opposite protrusions. The button comprises acurve-shaped structure having at its lateral extremities a pair ofprojecting arms extending perpendicularly from a bottom surface of theformer, i.e. inwardly at 90° with respect to the foregoing curve-shapedstructure. The pair of projecting arms is provided at its ends with apair of engaging holes for fitting with the pair of axles. A lever,ending with a divided-in-two axle perpendicularly to it, projects fromthe bottom surface, midway between the pair of projecting arms. A pairof bushes is mounted on the divided-in-two axle. The bolt-wedge is ableto slide on the base plate, while the pair of restoring torsion springsacts against the pair of projecting arms, from beneath them. In a firstcase, when pressing the button, the divided-in-two axle, via the pair ofbushes acts on the slanted wall; in a second case, when closing themoving window profile, the divided-in-two axle, via the pair of bushesacts on the first end of the flat base. The actuator includes aparallelepiped-shaped block provided with a pair of cylindrical elementsextending centrally and in opposite directions from an upper and lowerface of the parallelepiped-shaped bloc. A pair of posts flanks theparallelepiped-shaped block, respectively its lateral faces. Each of thepair of posts has a rectangular cross-section and is forwardly coplanarwith a front face of the parallelepiped-shaped block. The latter isprovided with a pair of fastening apertures. An external distancebetween the pair of posts corresponds to a width of the firstrectangular-shaped recess and to the rectangular cut-off. The flatspring comprises a front plate corresponding in size to a front face ofthe parallelepiped-shaped block and has a pair of through aperturescoinciding with the pair of fastening apertures. A pair of branches,extending from the front plate, forms an inclination somewhat less than90° between the former and the latter. Thus, when the front plate isassembled to the front face of the parallelepiped-shaped block, the pairof branches is upwardly biased. Each one of the pair of branchesterminates with a lateral arm that extends outwardly and is curveddownwardly. A pair of fasteners is used to attach the front plate to thefront face of the parallelepiped-shaped block. The pair of restoringtorsion springs is assembled on the pair of axles of the base plate,each one of the pair of restoring torsion springs having one endtensioned against one of the pair of projecting arms, while another endis tensioned against the base plate

The helical compression spring is mounted around one of the pair ofcylindrical elements that extends centrally from the upper face of theparallelepiped-shaped block, so that, together the helical compressionsprings and one of the pair of cylindrical elements that extendscentrally from the upper face of the parallelepiped-shaped bloc aredisposed into the cylindrical blind hole of the central block. Thus, thehelical compression spring acts permanently on the upper face of theparallelepiped-shaped bloc.

III. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Although the characteristic features of the invention will beparticularly pointed out in the claims, the invention itself and themanner in which it may be made and used may be better understood byreferring to the following description and accompanying drawings. Likereference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views ofthe drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded view of the positive action fenestrationlock of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view from the bottom, without a baseplate, of the positive action fenestration lock;

FIG. 3 illustrstes a top perspective view of a bolt-wedge of thepositive action fenestration lock;

FIG. 3′ illustrstes a bottom perspective view of a bolt-wedge of thepositive action fenestration lock;

FIG. 4 illustrates a bottom perspective view of a button of an actuatorof positive action fenestration lock;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of an actuator of positive actionfenestration lock;

FIG. 6 illustrates a perspective view of a flat spring of positiveaction fenestration lock;

FIG. 7 illustrates a front view, in cross-section, of the positiveaction fenestration lock, when the window is closed and locked;

FIG. 7′ illustrates a diagrammatic view, in profile, of FIG. 7;

FIG. 7″ illustrates a diagrammatic view, in plan, of FIG. 7;

FIG. 8 illustrates a front view, in cross-section, of the positiveaction fenestration lock, when the window is closed and unlocked;

FIG. 8′ illustrates a diagrammatic view, in profile, of FIG. 8;

FIG. 8″ illustrates a diagrammatic view, in plan, of FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 illustrates a front view, in cross-section, of the positiveaction fenestration lock, when the window is open and unlocked;

FIG. 9′ illustrates a diagrammatic view, in profile, of FIG. 9; and

FIG. 9″ illustrates a diagrammatic view, in profile, of FIG. 9.

IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFFERED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 9″, a positive action fenestration lock 100,according to the present invention, is adaptable to be attached to amoving window profile 200 and to interact, by sliding, with a fixedwindow profile 300.

Basically, positive action fenestration lock 100 comprises

-   a hollow body 400, closed by-   a base plate 500;-   a bolt-wedge 600, displaceable rectilinearly with respect to hollow    body and base plate 400 and 500, respectively;-   a button 700, located generally in hollow body 400 and pivotally    connected to base plate 500;-   an actuator 800 and a flat spring 900, the latter being attached to    the former, control together the rectilinear movement of bolt-wedge    600, while the latter is activated by button 700;-   a pair of restoring torsion springs 1000, located between base plate    and button 500 and 700, respectively, resist against a torque caused    by button 700, the latter being adaptable to be finger pressed by an    operator; and-   a helical compression spring 1020 acting permanently on actuator 800    and, impliedly, on flat spring 900.

Describing now in detail, hollow body 400 includes a front wall 402, apair of lateral walls 404, generally perpendicular to front wall 402,and an upper inclined wall 406 extending into front wall 402 and pair oflateral walls 404.

Opposite to front wall 402, a pair of spaced blocks 408, having arectangular cross-section, extends inwardly from and perpendicularly onupper inclined wall 406. The pair of spaced blocks 408 has a heightsimilar to a height of the pair of lateral walls 404, minus a thicknessof base plate 500 compounded with a thickness of an adjacent part of abolt-wedge 600. Between the pair of spaced blocks 408, there is acentral block 410 provided with a cylindrical blind hole 412 and with aheight relatively shorter than the height of the pair of spaced blocks408.

Adjacent to each one of the pair of lateral walls 404 and opposite tofront wall 402, i.e. in each corner formed between each one of the pairof lateral walls 404 and upper inclined wall 406, there is a doublesleeve 414 that projects from upper inclined wall 406 and is joined to aproximate one of the pair of lateral walls 404. Each double sleeve 414incorporates a through hole 416 and a dead hole 418, contiguous to thelatter. The former and the latter are perpendicular to base plate 500.There is also a pair of sleeves 420 extending from front wall 402 andfrom upper inclined wall 406. The pair of sleeves 420 is equally spacedfrom the midway between the pair of lateral walls 404. Each sleeve 420incorporates a dead hole 418′ equivalent to dead hole 418. A height ofdouble sleeves 414 and sleeves 420 is shorter than a height of frontwall 402 and the pair of lateral walls 404. The foregoing difference inheight equals to a thickness of a base plate 500 that is inserted intohollow body 400.

Upper inclined wall 406 incorporates a window 422, generally sized toenable a passage of button 700.

Base plate 500 includes a pair of lugs 502 struck from andperpendicularly disposed on it (on the latter). The pair of lugs 502 isso positioned as to partly flank the pair of spaced blocks 408. A pairof axles 504 extends perpendicularly from the pair of lugs 502 and isparallel to base plate 500.

Base plate 500 has a length 506, commensurate with an internal distancebetween the pair of lateral walls 404, and a width 508 commensurate withan internal distance measured between front wall 402 and outward ends ofthe pair of spaced blocks 408.

Base plate 500 further comprises a rectangular cut-off 510 centrallysituated under central block 410 and so dimensioned as to allow amovement of actuator 800. An elongated cut-off 512 intended for alocation of button 700, respectively a lower end portion of it, isdisposed oppositely to rectangular cut-off 510. Base plate 500incorporates as well several apertures 514 and 516 that correspond insize and coincide with through and dead holes 416 and 418.

Bolt-wedge 600 includes generally a flat base 602 of rectangular shape,defined by longitudinal and transversal axes 604 and 606, respectively.A slanted wall 608 protrudes, proximately to the longitudinal axis 604,from flat base 602 and is directed towards front wall 402 of hollow body400. Slanted wall 608 is equally divided by a skewed slot 610 thatcoincides with transversal axis 606. A first end 612 of flat base 602,which is partly situated beneath slanted wall 608, is slope-shaped. Asecond end 614, opposite to first end 612, is provided with a firstrectangular-shaped recess 616. The latter has such a width that allows afree passage of actuator 800, respectively a widest portion of it. Themovement of actuator 800 is directed perpendicularly to flat base 602,in opposite directions.

First rectangular-shaped recess 616 is followed inwardly by a pair ofopposite protrusions 618 which extend towards transversal axis 606.Behind the pair of opposite protrusions 618, there is a secondrectangular-shaped recess 620 provided with a width somewhat larger thanthe width of first rectangular-shaped recess 616 and extending over anarea relatively smaller than first rectangular-shaped recess 616. Behindthe second rectangular-shaped recess 620, there is a thirdrectangular-shaped recess 622, which extends up to slanted wall 608, hasa width commensurate with a distance between the pair of oppositeprotrusions 618 and communicates with second rectangular-shaped recess620. The latter communicates with first rectangular-shaped recess 616.Flat base 602 incorporates a depressed zone 624 having a hollowness thatstarts from a bottom of the former. Depressed zone 624 extendslongitudinally and transversally outside third rectangular-shaped recess622 and has a width commensurate with second rectangular-shaped recess620. Depressed zone 624 terminates with a rounded shoulder 626 directedtowards the pair of opposite protrusions 618.

Button 700 comprises a curve-shaped structure 702 having at its lateralextremities a pair of projecting arms 704. The later projectsperpendicularly from a bottom surface 706 of the former, i.e. inwardly,aproximately at 90° with respect to the foregoing curve-shaped structure702; the pair of projecting arms 704 is provided at its ends with a pairengaging holes 708 for fitting with the pair of axles 504.

A lever 710, ending with a divided-in-two axle 712 perpendicularly toit, projects from bottom surface 706, midway between the pair ofprojecting arms 704.

A pair of bushes 714 is mounted on divided-in-two axle 712.

Bolt-wedge 600 can slide on base plate 500, while the pair of restoringtorsion springs 1000 acts against the pair of projecting arms 704, frombeneath them. In a first case, when a user presses button 700,divided-in-two axle 712, via the pair of bushes 714 acts on slanted wall608. In a second case, when a user closes moving window profile 200,divided-in-two axle 712, via the pair of bushes 714 acts on first end612 of flat base 602.

Actuator 800 includes a parallelepiped-shaped block 802 provided with apair of cylindrical elements 804 extending centrally and in oppositedirections from an upper and lower face of the parallelepiped-shapedblock 802.

A pair of posts 806 flanks parallelepiped-shaped block 802, respectivelythe lateral faces of the latter. Each of the pair of posts 806 has arectangular cross-section and is forwardly coplanar with a front face ofparallelepiped-shaped block 802; the latter being provided with a pairof fastening apertures 808. An external distance between the pair ofposts 806 corresponds to the width of first rectangular-shaped recess616 and to rectangular cut-off 510.

Flat spring 900 comprises a front plate 902, corresponding in size tothe front face of parallelepiped-shaped bloc 802, and has a pair ofthrough apertures 904 coinciding with the pair of fastening apertures808.

A pair of branches 906 extends from front plate 902, forming aninclination somewhat less than 90° between the former and the latter.Thus, when front plate 902 is assembled to the front face ofparallelepiped-shaped bloc 802, the pair of branches 906 is upwardlybiased.

Each one of the pair of branches 906 terminates with a lateral arm 908that extends outwardly and is curved downwardly.

A pair of fasteners (not shown) is used to attach front plate 902 to thefront face of parallelepiped-shaped bloc 802.

The pair of restoring torsion springs 1000 is assembled on the pair ofaxles 504 of base plate 500. Each restoring torsion spring of the pairof restoring torsion springs 1000 has one end tensioned against one ofthe pair of projecting arms 704, while another end is tensioned againstbase plate 500. As mentioned in the foregoing description, the pair ofrestoring torsion springs 1000 resist against a torque caused by afinger pressure on button 700.

Helical compression spring 1020 is mounted around one the pair ofcylindrical elements 804 that extends centrally from the upper face ofthe parallelepiped-shaped bloc 802. Together, helical compression spring1020 and the one the pair of cylindrical elements 804, which extendscentrally from the upper face of the parallelepiped-shaped bloc 802 aredisposed into cylindrical blind hole 412 of central block 410. Thus,helical compression spring 1020 acts permanently on the upper face ofparallelepiped-shaped bloc 802.

Operation

1) Window Closed and Locked (See FIGS. 7–7″)

Button 700 is articulated to base plate 500 and subjected to a permanentaction by the pair of restoring springs 1000 operating against the pairof projecting arms 704, from their beneath. This causes divided-in-twoaxle 712, via its pair of bushes 714, to act on first end 612, which isis slope-shaped. In this situation, a front part of bolt-wedge 600penetrates into fixed window profile 300, respectively into a groove 302of it. The last operation can take place due to the fact that actuator800, during the final closing of moving window profile 200, hits aninterlock part 304 of fixed window profile 300. These results in anextra pressure on helical compression spring 1020 which allows actuator800 to further penetrate into cylindrical blind hole 412 of centralblock 410, so that its parallelepiped-shaped block 802 will exit firstrectangular-shaped recess 616. Thus, an advancement of flat base 602 ofbolt-wedge 600 into groove 302 can freely occur. Flat spring 900, whichis firmly secured to parallelepiped-shaped block 802, will have thelateral arms 908 of the pair of branches 906 located in depressed zone624 of flat base 602, while the pair of branches 906 traverses first,second and third rectangular-shaped recesses 616, 620 and 622,respectively.

2) Window Closed and Unlocked (See FIGS. 8–8″)

Pushing down button 700 causes a retraction of bolt-wedge 600 fromgroove 302 of fixed window profile 300; lateral arms 908 of the pair ofbranches 906 snap into second rectangular-shaped recess 620. Now thewindow is unlocked, but still in a closed position. Therefore, unlockingand opening of a window, according to the present invention, constituteseparate operations. When a user releases button 700,parallelepiped-shaped block 802 is out of contact with flat base 602 ofbolt-wedge 600, due to the fact that actuator 800 is still immobile; andthis is because of the action of interlock part 304.

3) Window Opened (See FIGS. 9–9″)

When a user pushes moving window profile 200 to separate from fixedwindow profile 300, a contact between actuator 800 and interlock part304 of fixed window profile 300 ceases. As a result, helical compressionspring 1020 acts, without being subjected to a supplementary pressureapplied by interlock part 304 of fixed window profile 300, on the upperface of parallelepiped-shaped block 802. Thus, actuator 800, togetherwith flat spring 900 firmly secured to parallelepiped-shaped block 802,is enabled to reach a fully extended position. Flat spring 900 havingits pair of branches 906 and lateral arms 908 situated under a bottomsurface of bolt-wedge 600 releases the latter. Simultaneously,parallelepiped-shaped block 802 of actuator 800 takes a position againstthe pair of opposite protrusions 618 of bolt-wedge 600, so that thelatter cannot advance further. Now, moving window profile 200 is readyfor a next operation: interacting with fixed window profile 300 forclosing the window and triggering positive action fenestration lock 100for locking the window.

It is obvious, that when moving window profile 200 is relocated in itsclosed position, actuator 800 collides with interlock part 304. Thispushes the former back, until parallelepiped-shaped block 802 ofactuator 800 looses the contact with opposite protrusions 618 ofbolt-wedge 600. Thus, a locking of the window, due to an advancement offlat base 602 of bolt-wedge 600 into groove 302, can occur.

As required, a detailed embodiment of the present invention is disclosedin the foregoing description; however, it is to be understood that thedisclosed embodiment is merely exemplary of the invention, which may beembodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functionaldetails disclosed therein are not to be interpreted as limiting, butmerely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis forteaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the presentinvention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.

1. A positive action fenestration lock, adaptable to be attached to amoving window profile and to interact, by sliding, with a fixed windowprofile, said positive action fenestration lock, comprising a hollowbody closed by a base plate; bolt-wedge means for rectilinearly slidingon said base plate with respect to said hollow body during interactionsbetween said moving window profile and said fixed window profile, as toestablish any one of the following situations: a closed and lockedwindow, a closed and unlocked window or an opened window; a buttongenerally located in said hollow body and pivotally connected to saidbase plate; means for actuating; a flat spring attached to said meansfor actuating for controlling together said bolt-wedge means forrectilinearly sliding when the latter is activated by said button; apair of restoring torsion springs located between said base plate andsaid button and resisting against a torque caused by said button, thelatter being adaptable to be finger pressed by an operator; and ahelical compression spring acting permanently on said means foractuating and on said flat spring.
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The positive action fenestrationlock, as defined in claim 1, wherein said hollow body includes a frontwall, a pair of lateral walls, generally perpendicular to said frontwall, and an upper inclined wall extending into said front wall and saidpair of lateral walls; opposite to said front wall, a pair of spacedblocks, having a rectangular cross-section, extends inwardly from andperpendicularly on said upper inclined wall, said pair of spaced blocksbeing defined by a height having substantially a value equal to a heightof said pair of lateral walls, said value being reduced with a firstamount equal to a thickness of said base plate, but increased with asecond amount equal with a thickness of an adjacent part of saidbolt-wedge means for rectilinearly sliding; between said pair of spacedblocks, a central block, having a cylindrical blind hole and a heightrelatively shorter than said height of said pair of spaced blocks, beingprovided and adjacent to each one of said pair of lateral walls andopposite to said front wall, namely in each corner formed between eachone of said pair of lateral walls and said upper inclined wall, a doublesleeve projecting from said upper inclined wall being joined to aproximate one of said pair of lateral walls, each said double sleeveincorporating a through hole and a dead hole contiguous to the latter,the former and the latter being perpendicular to said base plate; asleeve, extending from said front wall and from said upper inclinedwall, being also provided; thus, a pair of sleeves, equally spaced fromthe midway between said pair of lateral walls being formed, each saidsleeve incorporating a dead hole equivalent to said dead hole, a heightof said double sleeves and said sleeves being shorter than a height ofsaid front wall and said pair of lateral walls, said foregoingdifference in height being equal to a thickness of said base plate thatis inserted into said hollow body; said upper inclined wallincorporating a window, generally sized to enable a passage of saidbutton; said base plate including a pair of lugs struck from andperpendicularly disposed on it, said pair of lugs being so positioned asto partly flank said pair of spaced blocks, a pair of axles extendingperpendicularly from said pair of lugs and being parallel to said baseplate, said base plate having a length substantially equal with aninternal distance between said pair of lateral walls and a widthsubstantially equal with an internal distance measured between saidfront wall and outward ends of said pair of spaced blocks, said baseplate further comprising a rectangular cut-off centrally situated undersaid central block and so dimensioned as to allow a movement of saidactuator; an elongated cut-off intended for a location of said button,respectively a lower end portion of it, being disposed oppositely tosaid rectangular cut-off; said base plate incorporating as well severalapertures that correspond in size and coincide with said through anddead holes; said bolt-wedge means for rectilinearly sliding includinggenerally a flat base of rectangular shape, defined by longitudinal andtransversal axes, while a slanted wall protruding, proximately to thelongitudinal axis, from said flat base is directed towards said frontwall of said hollow body, said slanted wall being equally divided by askewed slot that coincides with transversal axis; a first end of saidflat base, partly situated beneath said slanted wall being slope-shaped;a second end, opposite to said first end being provided with a firstrectangular-shaped recess, the latter having such a width that allows afree passage of said actuator, respectively a widest portion of it, amovement of said actuator being directed perpendicularly to said flatbase, in opposite directions; said first rectangular-shaped recess beingfollowed inwardly by a pair of opposite protrusions extending towardssaid transversal axis; behind said pair of opposite protrusions, asecond rectangular-shaped recess, having a width somewhat larger than awidth of said first rectangular-shaped recess and extending over an arearelatively smaller than said first rectangular-shaped recess, beingprovided; behind said second rectangular-shaped recess, a thirdrectangular-shaped recess extending up to said slanted wall and having awidth substantially equal with a distance between said pair of oppositeprotrusions and communicating with said second rectangular-shaped recessbeing provided, the latter communicating with said firstrectangular-shaped recess; said flat base incorporating a depressed zonehaving a hollowness that starts from a bottom of the former, saiddepressed zone extending longitudinally and transversally outside saidthird rectangular-shaped recess and having a width substantially equalwith said second rectangular-shaped recess; said depressed zoneterminating with a rounded shoulder directed towards said pair ofopposite protrusions; said button comprising a curve-shaped structurehaving at its lateral extremities a pair of projecting arms projectingperpendicularly from a bottom surface of the former, inwardly at 90°with respect to said foregoing curve-shaped structure; said pair ofprojecting arms being provided at its ends with a pair engaging holesfor fitting with said pair of axles; a lever, ending with adivided-in-two axle perpendicularly to it, projecting from said bottomsurface, midway between said pair of projecting arms; a pair of bushesbeing mounted on said divided-in-two axle; bolt-wedge means forrectilinearly sliding being able to slide on said base plate, while saidpair of restoring torsion springs acts against said pair of projectingarms, from beneath them; in a first case, when pressing said button,said divided-in-two axle, via said pair of bushes is acting on saidslanted wall; in a second case, when closing said moving window profile,said divided-in-two axle, via said pair of bushes is acting on saidfirst end of said flat base; said actuator including aparallelepiped-shaped block provided with a pair of cylindrical elementsextending centrally and in opposite directions from an upper and lowerface of said parallelepiped-shaped block; a pair of posts flanking saidparallelepiped-shaped block, respectively its lateral faces; each ofsaid pair of posts having a rectangular cross-section and beingforwardly coplanar with a front face of said parallelepiped-shapedblock; the latter being provided with a pair of fastening apertures; anexternal distance between said pair of posts corresponding to a width ofsaid first rectangular-shaped recess and to said rectangular cut-off;said flat spring comprising a front plate corresponding in size to afront face of said parallelepiped-shaped block and having a pair ofthrough apertures coinciding with said pair of fastening apertures; apair of branches, extending from said front plate, forms an inclinationsomewhat less than 90° between the former and the latter, thus, whensaid front plate is assembled to said front face of saidparallelepiped-shaped block, said pair of branches is upwardly biased,each one of said pair of branches terminates with a lateral arm thatextends outwardly and is curved downwardly; a pair of fasteners beingused to attach said front plate to said front face of saidparallelepiped-shaped block; said pair of restoring torsion springsbeing assembled on said pair of axles of said base plate, each one ofsaid pair of restoring torsion springs having one end tensioned againstone of said pair of projecting arms, while another end is tensionedagainst said base plate; and said helical compression spring beingmounted around one of said pair of cylindrical elements that extendscentrally from the upper face of said parallelepiped-shaped block, sothat, together said helical compression springs and one of said pair ofcylindrical elements that extends centrally from said upper face of saidparallelepiped-shaped block are disposed into said cylindrical blindhole of said central block, thus said helical compression spring actspermanently on said upper face of said parallelepiped-shaped block.